Egg beater



April 16, 1929- BORDWELI. l 1,709,768

' EGG BEATER Filed Feb. 4, 1927 Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

UNITED sr; r

A A j .para PATENT FFCE* -g LAVERN BORDWELL', or NEW-Yonai, 1\T.,Y.

EGG' BEA'I'ER.

. ,Application led. February"4,f19i27.- Serial No. 165,952.

Another objectof the present improvement is to construct the frame and the said handle,

that Vthe frame is made up of thinner metal` and the handle preferably of heavier met-al and forming a brace for the frame, the lower f* part of the frame being short and wider than the handle, is in itself sufficiently stiff although'madeV of thinner material. The lower end of theframe is essentially in a U-shape, and as shown, is much wider than the handle, and. by making it of `thinner metal it is readily bent into shape, while at the same time the frame is stiffened by thehandle that runs lengthwise the frame and is permanently secured thereto. f f

A further improvement of the present invention is to extend the handle so that its lower end overlapst-he upper end of one end of the beater plate supporting rod, whereby that end of the beater rod is permanently held in its proper position. e Another vimprovement ofthe present invention is forming ball bearing between the wheel and the said frame, theadjacent sides ofv the wheelV and frame'provided with ball races, the same containing balls that form the bearing for the operating wheel whereby the Vmechanism rotates perfectly and is a l A great improvement over bearings for similar devices Vthat have been previously constructed.

Other vimprovements and advantages will 'appear from the following description:

AFigure l is an edge elevation of a beater comprising the said improvements, lthat part.

of the handle and frame which embraces the vupper* end of the beater plate supporting arms being shown Lin section. y

Figure 2 is an elevation of the upper end of the beater, showing the operating wheel in side view. ,1

Figure 3 is .an enlarged horizontal sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by. arrows.

The improved beater of this application involves an operating wheel l having attached to its outer side a handle 2. A frame thick metal. f l

t); is providedr and the lower of the frame 1s made U-shape'd in elevation as shown-,at

l inFigure l. Awire or rod has its ends 6 connected with the ends of the U-shaped member 4l of the frame 3. v On this rodA are ]ournal led the'beaterplates 7,which as shown,

are made in pairs, onel each' being vjournalled on opposite sides of the said'v rod, the lower end 8 of the rod being bent across whereby the ro'd is essentially U-shaped in` elevation.` Attached to the upper ends of each of the beater'plates 7 laregpinions 9, the lower periphery of the operating wheel l lying between these pinions and in engagement with them whereby the' rotation of the operating V wheel rotates the beater plates.

, A handle l() carrying at its upper portion aliand-hold ll, extends down the outer side of the upper portion of the 'fra1ne13,land the lower end 12 of this handle is bulged outn wardly as at 13 for the purpose of embracing the outer portion ofone end of the ro'd 6. This handle `l() extends throughout the length of thevertical portion of .the'Vframe, andd is attached ftoit'by being spot? weldedt-o the frame at itsupperend atthe L-shapedfportion ltfandbeingspot welded ltothe lower U-shaped parto-f the frame, forinstance at the points l5. It will be observed that this spot welding of the'han'dle serves tofsecurely fasten the handle to the frame. e Y vAttention is called to the fact that. the frame is made of thinner lmetal than ordinarily, because the handle'extending throughout the length of the frame, serves to brace it by the handle being yordinarily .attached to the frame. l Furthermore the handle l0 is L 1 preferably .made of heavier material. than.A the frame, whereby it thus doubly strengthens the frame and makes a very firm hand hold for holding the device while it-is beinggop- 'y erated.

Themain purpose of makingthese parts as described is to enablethe lower part of the frame to be more readily shaped into/a U-form than can be done' United Royalties Corporation land need. not

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I. A further rimprovements the forming of `a ball bearing-for the operating wheel 1.

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it isV made ofi 1 y by forming a racel 17 in thesaid operating wheel 1, and a *corresponding race 18 in Vthe Y frame 3, the said frame having its intermediate yportion widened as shown at 19 for the purpose Vof enabling the race 18 to be formed in it, and the handle lObeing provided withv a' circular bend corresponding with the recess 18, It will be observed that Figure 1 is a full size view of the beater and that the balls 19 are relatively large. `The said 'wheel is held againstlateral movement by a suitable 'supporting member 2O that passes through the frame?) and the handle 10, the same being;` riveted` fast tothese parts, the opposite end being enlarged.V f v Y This supporting member merely holds the balls 19 of the ball bearings in their races, while the balls serve-as a support'and as a bearing' for the wheel. Therefore the support is merely a tie so to speak, for 'holding the balls in their races,the opening in the Asaid wheel being' suiliciently Vlarge that the balls receive the thrust ofthe'wheel 1 being turned. Furthermore the upper ends 6 of the rod v6 passA through lipsA 21 which extend outward from the U-shaped -`portion of the frame and these lips receive between them the ends of the rod and the lips thus gripthe' ends of the rod andy serve to still further |'produce 'the said structure. L The specific form of the cogs on the operating wheelis old kand needsV no description.

lVhile I' have described the present improvements in detail, I wish it understood that variationsmay Vbe made by those skilled V-in the art without departing from the Vspirit of the'invention so long` as the variations are withinthe scope of the appended claims. p Having` thus described my invention, what I desire to claim' and. secure by Letters Patentis:-

1. A beatercoinprising a frainehaving` its lower end made U-shaped,"a `U-shaped rod 'having its vupper ends connected with the upward portions of the U-shaped frame, the said rods carrying beater blades and a handle connected to the outerside of the frame, the said handle extending down and embrace `ingr one ofthe ends of the rod, the sai-d'liandie being' permanently connected with the f frame at opposite sides of the rod and at "its l uppei'poi'tion'for the'purpose specified.

beater comprising a frame having its lower A'portion UY-shaped and one leg extending' upward, said frame made of relatively thin material to enable it to be properly shaped, a handle of heavier material applied to the outer' side of the said frame throughout its' length, beater 'blades sup ported by the .U-shaped portion of the frame, v'af journal rod with its `upper ends applied to the parallel portions `of ,the lU-shaped y:Ei-aine,

thelower end of the heavy handle extending dow-n and embracing the upper end ofone of the said rods for holding it firmly in position during operation, the handle being per-vl maneiitly attached. to the outer sideof the .said frame, pinions applied to the upper ends said frame extendingupward,- said frame consisting' of relatively light metal for prop-l erly bending'the U-shaped portion, a handle.

applied to the outer portion of the U-sh'aped frame, the upwardly extending leg of the frame enlarged laterally and provided with' an .outwardly 'extendingr circumferential groove, a vertically arranged operating arrangedl at the inner side of the said` frame,` said wheel having;v a circumferential groove' bent in a direction opposed to the rbend inV the said frame. balls located inthe said grooves, yand a journal `passing" through'the said extension of the frame 'and' through the said handle and firmly connected with both, the partsv operating-in' the manner set forth.

4L. A beater comprising' a rframe'inade of light material havingits lower portion essentially U-sh'aped, its main vertical portion ex-v tending'` upward,l one arm rof theU-shaped portion eri-tending upward and-having)` an out# wardly bulged annular ball race, a driving wheel located at the' inner' side of the frame having' also an outwardly bulged ball race, balls within saidiace serving' to .support the wheel and thel frame, a handleinadeof heavy material extending` upward and lapping' the thin metal and attached thereto,a shaft having" one end firmly attached to said handle, thesaid parts operating` in the manner set forth., j l f 5L A beater comprising' a frame having its lower portion made U-shape, a U-shaped rod having" its' upper ends connected with Vthe said frame', beater'blades on the said rod',v

pinions attachedE to' tlieupper ends of said blades,"said frame extending upward, an operating wheel with `its lower portionbetween and in engagement with the said lpinions, said wheel and framework having` oppositely bent ball races and balls within the said races,v

wheel whereby the frame and the wheel alone form n a ball-bearing.

In testimony whereof hereunto aHiX my.

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